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Rushing through Ecuador

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December 16th 2007
So I have gotten dreadfully behind, but I feel the need to have some sort of written account of Ecuador, wish me luck. After Chachapoyas I basically took one kick ass bus journey so I could get to Ecuador and not waste anytime. This included a bus to Chiclayo, Chiclayo to Puira, and Puira to Loja which took me about a day and a half. In Puira I had to kill about half a day, which was not much ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Quito

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The "Republic of the Equator" was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Colombia and Venezuela). Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A b... ... read more